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His Nickname Is Beast
, image = His Nickname Is Beast Russian poster.jpg , caption = Russian poster , director = Aleksandr Muratov , producer = , writer = Viktor Dotsenko , starring = , music = Boris Rychkov , cinematography = Elizbar Karavayev , editing = , released = 1990 , studio= Mosfilm , runtime = 88 minutes , country = Soviet Union , language = Russian , budget = ''His Nickname Is Beast'' (russian: …По прозвищу «Зверь») is a 1990 Soviet action film directed by Aleksandr Muratov. Plot Military Special Forces trooper Savely Govorkov, nicknamed "The Beast" ( Dmitry Pevtsov), returns to Russia from Afghanistan war. The country is now in the middle of Perestroika and is mainly ruled by crime mobs. One of those, Alik (Boris Shcherbakov), is requested by his seemingly girlfriend Larissa to employ Govorkov as her bodyguard due to his honest personality and similarity to her brother, who died in Afghanistan. Unwilling to live a corrupted lifestyle, Savely init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Samoilov (actor)
Vladimir Yakovlevich Samoilov (russian: Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Само́йлов; 1924–1999) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1984). Winner of the Stanislavsky State Prize (1972), and two USSR State Prizes (1976, 1986). Selected filmography * 1959 — '' Unrequited Duty'' as Zhgutov * 1960 — '' A Man with a Future'' as Professor Preobrazhensky * 1964 — '' Believe Me, People'' as Anokhin * 1967 — ''Wedding in Malinovka'' as Nazar Duma, Red squadron commander * 1968 — ''Liberation'' as Divisional Commander Gromov * 1971 — '' Shadows at Noon'' as Arkady Arsentevich Klychkov, manufacturer and gold mines * 1972 — ''Investigation Held by ZnaToKi: Dinosaur'' as Sergei Mikheyev, a counterfeiter * 1973 — '' Stepmom'' as Viktor Vikentievich * 1974 — ''Earthly Love'' as Anisimov * 1974 — '' Sokolovo'' as Lieutenant general * 1975 — ''Bonus'' as Batarcev * 1976 — ''The Days of the Turbins'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Russian-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - ''The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – '' Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on '' Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in '' Total Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Grinevich
Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *Andrei Alexandrescu, Romanian computer programmer *Andrey Amador, Costa Rican cyclist *Andrei Arlovski, Belarusian mixed martial artist *Andrey Arshavin, Russian football player * Andrej Babiš, Czech prime minister *Andrey Belousov (born 1959), Russian politician *Andrey Bolotov, Russian agriculturalist and memoirist *Andrey Borodin, Russian financial expert and businessman *Andrei Broder, Romanian-Israeli American computer scientist and engineer *Andrei Chikatilo, prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist *Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) (born 1963), Israeli Olympic weightlifter *Andrey Ershov, Russian computer scientist *Andrey Esionov, Russian painter *Andrei Glavina, Istro-Romanian writer and politician *Andrei Gromyko (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Filippov
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Arzhilovsky
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Anikin
Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukrainian version of the name * Włodzimierz (given name) for the Polish version of the name * Valdemar for the Germanic version of the name * Wladimir for an alternative spelling of the name Places * Vladimir, Russia, a city in Russia * Vladimir Oblast, a federal subject of Russia * Vladimir-Suzdal, a medieval principality * Vladimir, Ulcinj, a village in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro * Vladimir, Gorj, a commune in Gorj County, Romania * Vladimir, a village in Goiești Commune, Dolj County, Romania * Vladimir (river), a tributary of the Gilort in Gorj County, Romania * Volodymyr (city), a city in Ukraine Religious leaders * Metropolitan Vladimir (other), multiple * Jovan Vladimir (d. 1016), ruler of Doclea and a saint of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Yasulovich
Igor Nikolayevich Yasulovich (russian: Игорь Николаевич Ясулович; born 24 September 1941) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, film director and pedagogue. Biography Yasulovich was born in the village of Reinsfeld (now Zalesye) in Koshkinsky District of Kuybyshev Oblast. In 1962 he graduated from the cast, and then, in 1974, Directing Department Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. From 1962 he became an actor of experimental theater-studio pantomime, in 1964-1994 — Theatre studio of film actor, 1994 — Moscow Youth Theater. He has played over 170 roles in cinema, his debut appearance being in ''En Route'' (1961), albeit uncredited. Honours and awards * Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988) * State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000) * People's Artist of Russia (2001) * Order of Honour (2013) Filmography Actor * ''En Route'' (В пути, 1961) as student-fellow traveler with baguettes (uncredited) *'' Adventures of Krosh'' (При ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan (russian: Армен Борисович Джигарханян; hy, Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան, Armen Borisi Jigarkhanyan; ; 3 October 1935 – 14 November 2020) was a Soviet, Armenian, and Russian actor. Born and raised in Yerevan, Dzhigarkhanyan started acting in the academic and Russian theaters of the city, before moving to Moscow to continue stage acting. Since 1960, he appeared in a number of Armenian films. He became popular in the 1970s with the various roles he portrayed in Soviet films like ''The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers'' (1968), its sequel ''The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers'' (1971) and ''The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed'' (1979). After almost 30 years on the stage of the Mayakovsky Theatre, Dzhigarkhanyan taught at VGIK and in 1996 he founded his own drama theater in Moscow. With more than 250 appearances, Dzhigarkhanyan, one of the most renowned film and stage Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perestroika
''Perestroika'' (; russian: links=no, перестройка, p=pʲɪrʲɪˈstrojkə, a=ru-perestroika.ogg) was a political movement for reform within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the late 1980s widely associated with CPSU general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning "openness") policy reform. The literal meaning of perestroika is "reconstruction", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet political and economic system, in an attempt to end the Era of Stagnation. Perestroika allowed more independent actions from various ministries and introduced many market-like reforms. The alleged goal of perestroika, however, was not to end the command economy but rather to make socialism work more efficiently to better meet the needs of Soviet citizens by adopting elements of liberal economics. The process of implementing perestroika added to existing shortages, and created political, social, and economic tensions within the Soviet Union. Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Dotsenko
Viktor Dotsenko is a Russian author. The author of a series of action/ adventure novels featuring Savely Govorkov Sergeant Savely Govorkov (nicknamed Furious, also called Sergei (Rex) Govorkov in films) is a fictional character featuring in novels by Victor Dotsenko and others in the Soviet Union. A breakout character, Govorkov was created by Victor Dotsenko ..., Dotsenko has often appeared on best-seller lists and was one of the best-selling authors in Russia in the 1990s. According to 2007's ''Literature, History and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia'', Dotsenko's thrillers of the 1990s bore patriotic and anti-Western themes.Barker (2007), p. 493. 2007's ''Literary Russia: A Guide'' credits him, alongside Alexandra Marinina, with pioneering the thriller genre in Russia. References Russian male novelists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Russia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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